Abigal
Girl · AB-ih-gul · Hebrew
Abigal is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my father is joy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abigal mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Abigail
“my father is joy”
A spelling of Abigail, the wise wife of King David in the First Book of Samuel.
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Is Abigal a girl's or a boy's name?
Abigal is a girls' name.
How popular is Abigal in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 38 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Abigal in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abigal in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5,308 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5,707 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 32 | #4,493 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5,225 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4,880 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5,374 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4,462 |
| 2005 | 38 | #3,805 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 34 | #3,942 |
| 2002 | 29 | #4,276 |
| 2001 | 32 | #3,936 |
| 2000 | 37 | #3,522 |
| 1999 | 31 | #3,800 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 29 | #3,665 |
| 1994 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,842 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Nicknames for Abigal
Names like Abigal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Ariel Aliza Arielle Annalise Amira Hadassah Amaya Aliya Addison Anais Talia
Names related to Abigal
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